2 hrs ago | Sioux City Journal
Culver optimistic but cautious about state budget picture
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said Monday he doesn't expect to have to make midyear budget cuts despite the downturn in the economy.
10 hrs ago | In Congress
House Republicans, Democrats spar over stimulus plans as economic woes pose political risks
House Republicans and Democrats pushed dueling economic stimulus measures Monday as evidence mounted that the financial meltdown is dominating the presidential race and House and Senate campaigns.
15 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis.
Listen Live! If Wall Street and other world financial markets weren't in a meltdown right now, this would be a day of pomp and circumstance at the White House, as President Bush welcomes the leader of Italy and ...
Word in Chicago: Patrick Fitzgerald heading RICO investigation of ACORN and BHO campaign
Tonight we talked to someone who works in the federal courts here in Chicago. The buzz in those corridors is that federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has been leading a team of FBI investigators in 10 states ...
Bailout managers may be buying own securities
The government's plan to make sure private managers of a $700 billion bailout plan are free of conflicts of interest is weak, according to some critics, and allows too much room for abuse.
Beltway Roundup: Congress quiet pending election
The halls of Congress were abruptly quiet this week after Congress passed the huge financial bailout plan and left town until after the Tuesday, Nov.
Backers urge McCain to be tougher on Obama
Supporters of John McCain in Wisconsin urged the Republican U.S. presidential candidate to get tougher on his Democratic challenger.
3 candidates vying for seat in U.S. House
Solomon P. Ortiz. Former Ingleside Mayor Willie Vaden hopes his third try is the charm.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Sen. Barack Obama and Democrats in general have blamed the housing, banking and insurance crises on President Bush.
Why join? Find a problem with our new site? Tell us! Listen Live! While the Congress is on break for the November elections, a series of hearings will begin today on how Wall Street got itself into such ...
How Bay Area lawmakers voted on the...
East Bay Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher presided over the historic vote Friday on a $700 billion rescue plan.
The measure passed by 92 votes, 263 to 171, with the plan picking up...
The House of Representatives on Friday approved by a wide margin the $700 billion economic bailout that sailed through the Senate earlier in the week.
$700 billion rescue plan 'a with tax breaks for Silicon Valley 'a becomes law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs into enrollment the financial-rescue legislation passed by the House during a press conference in Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, October 3, 2008.
Congressional candidates joust on issues at Fairbanks forum
Candidates vying for Alaskaa s congressional offices answered questions Tuesday at a forum sponsored by the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
Economic probes likely to benefit Democrats
Congress may not be in session, but that hasn't stopped Democratic leaders from convening hearings that highlight a staggering economy that is expected to pay dividends for them in the November elections.
Pelosi says $150B economic stimulus plan needed
Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill announcing the approval of the financial rescue package sent to the White House for President ...
California Could Lose Federal Funding For Family Planning Program...
The Bush administration on Sept. 3 issued a letter to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that said the state must change the system it uses to determine the number of undocumented immigrants in the state's ...
House OKs $700 billion rescue bill
The House today voted 263-171 to pass the $700 billion financial market rescue bill.
Insurance giant AIG's role in market crisis probed
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., right, asks a question of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.